Examples of DMD in a sentence
Inclusion criteria were male, non-ambulant genetically confirmed DMD, aged ≥8 years.
The reported assessments were performed as part of a longitudinal study on outcome measures in non-ambulant DMD patients at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC): ‘Upper extremity outcome measures in non- ambulant DMD patients’, registered on ToetsingOnline with ABR number NL63133.058.17 (xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx).
In DMD, hand function is preserved years after loss of ambulation and the ability to raise the arms 2.
Participants Between March 2018 and July 2019, DMD patients were recruited from the Dutch Dystrophinopathy Database (DDD),17 and via Dutch neurologists, rehabilitation specialists and patient organizations.
Clinical assessments at baseline (n=17) and 12 months (n=13) included pinch strength (kg), Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL) 2.0, DMD Upper Limb Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM), and playing a video game for 10 minutes using a game controller.